Automatic fishing reel



jun@ 3 1924. ,496,l95

Y W. L. ADAMS AUTOMATIC FISHING REEL Filed `March 16, 1922 Patented .lune 3, 1924.'

treasures WALTER. L.

ING COHPANY, OF AAKRON, OHIO, CORPORATION OF OHIO.

aUToMATrc FISHING REEL.

Application fusa maken 1s, 192s.' serial No. 544,244.

-T all 'whom it may co'rwewa:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. ADAMS, a

citizen of the United States, residin ful Improvements in Automatic Fishing Reels, of which the following is a specificai tion. f

inner end of the sprin This invention relates to improvements in fishing reels, especially that type of reel pro; vided with a spring for automatically reelingin the line anda`brake eilective upon the spool.

The objects of this invention 'are to probrake or lockin it in release position to secure the windlng effect; and to .provide means for permittingrelease of the outer or winding end -of the spring to relieve-any surplus tension when, for instance, the line has been fully rewound upon vthe spool.

In the drawings, Fig. l is a plan view, parts' being broken out and in section; Fig. 2 is a section onthe line 2;-2, Fig. 1; Fi 3 isa section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2; and ig.

Y 4 .is a detail view correspondm to Fig. 2 and showing' anotherp'osition o the parts. The' reel' shown comprises the frame or casing vl through which extends a shaft 2 upon which rotates the spool 3. The frame includes the head walls 1 having the pressed lor raised ortions 1b and the marginal flanges 1. aid spool is driven by means of the inions `and -gears indicated at 4c, 5, 6

and the lastmentioned gear being xedly mounted'upon the shaft 2'.- A. clutch connection indicated at 8 is provided between the shaft 2 and the sleeve 9y freely rotatable thereupon and to which sleeve is secured the 10, as indicated at 11. The outer endof t e spring is suitably attached to the ratchet disc 12 which is rotated by means-ofv the'cap 13. Disc12 cooperates With a spring pressed awl 14 pivotally mounted at 15 'on the wa l of the casing which serves to hold the spring tension at its winding end.

@ne feature of the present invention consists in the s ecial arran ment of the spring pressed paw 14 which 1s provided 'with an' extension through the casing Wall forming a linger piece 16 for convenient operation by the o erator when it is desired to release the paw from the ratchetto relieve any exn cess tension of the spring afterthe line has at- Akron, in the county of Summit and tate. of Ohio, have invented certain-'new and use# vide improved means for either releasing the unwound'at any time withoutrotation of the spool. The lpawl 14 is pivoted on the transverse axis 14 and the finger piece 16 extends through the 'Wall of the pressed portion 1b and terminates alongside of the flange 1/ 'The reel is also provided withthe usual brake lever 17 which is of spring metal fixed at one end only, as at 18, to the frame wall and provided with a -suitable brake shoe 19 ada ted to engage ahead of the spool to` hol the same stationary. Brake arm 17 has a handle extension 20 through the VWall of the pressed portion 1b and 'the bulgedportion' 1" for convenient manipulation by the operator to release the brake to permit winding in of the line by the spring 10. The reel is also provided with improved means for latching or holdin the brake lever in ine'ective position w ien, it is desired to continuously subject the spool to thewindin'g -eiect of the spring, as when playing a fish. `For this purpose I have slidably mounted u on the handle 20 a latch 21, one end of manipulation by the same linger Y which moves the brake away from the spool, while the other end of the clip is formed as a lug `W ich is curled upwardly, as at 22, for

for engagement with. the outerl face of the flange 1 bv releasing the brake and sliding the slip along the handle 20. Thus upon `Winding the springflO the spool'may 'be heldagainst rotation in the windingin direction until the handle 2O is depressed to relieve the brake. Then by sliding the latch 21 inwardl `to a position between the brake lever and't e outer'faceof'thevcasing the-brake may be maintained in release position. This avoids any necessity of the operator holding the brake in release' position while playing a i'sh. The brake handle and the pawl are located indica in Fig. 1,.so as to be readily accessible for operation in the manner' above described. 4

. The construction described is extremel simple and the improvements may be read3i ily applied to any fishing reel of the automatic type.

What I claim is:

1. A fishing reel, comprising a frame, aV

spool rotatable therein, aY winding spring connected to said spool, av brake normally ractically opposite each other, asv

engaging said spool for rendering the spring ineffective thereon, a brake actuating lever, seid frame having a portion lying between said lever and the spool, and a latch slidably mounted on said lever and adapted to be moved to a position between the same and said frame portion to maintain said brake in release position.

2. A fishing reel, comprising a frame having end heads, one of which is provided with a through opening near its periphery, a spool rotatable in said frame, a winding spring connected to said spool, a brake normally engaging said spool for rendering the spring ineffective thereon, a lever extending radially through said frame head opening for actuating said brake, and a latch slidable on said lever for movement into position between thesame and the outer marginal portion of the end head through which it extends to maintain said brake in release position, said latch being so constructed and arranged as to be operable by the same finger of the operator which actuates the brake.

3. A fishing reel, comprising a frame having end heads, a spool rotatable therein, spring winding mechanism operatively'connected vto said spool, said mechanism including a two-armed pawl and a cooperating ratchet mounted in one of said end heads, a brake for normally rendering the s ring tension ineffective upon the spool, a brake release means, said pawl being pivotally mounted in said end head on an axis parallel with the spool axis and having one of its arms projecting radially outwardly through the Wall of said end head and adapted to be moved circumferentially of the head by the operators thumb to release the pawl from the ratchet to relieve the spring tension.

In testimony whereof I hereby aix my signature.

WALTER L. ADAMS. 

